Archives - 30 January 2013, Wednesday

Off the mark, in more than one ways. Based on so many half-explained hypotheses and misguided assumptions. Here are a few examples: 1. The author chose not to explain why Gen Zia "needed" to promote a pan-Islamic narrative? Surely not because the nation of Pakistan was dying to see th...

So, Service members can wear their uniforms when they attend Sporting events, or other conventions, but when it’s Adult ENTERTAINMENT (key word, entertainment.) It brings “discredit upon the uniform”? Porn is an entertainment industry, not a dating service (or worse, prostitution serv...

A cut more costly than sequestration By Michael Hoffman Wednesday, January 30th, 2013 1:42 am Posted in Policy , Sequestration Defense leaders have lined up this past month to name the Pentagon’s latest enemy — an extension of the continuing resolution — saying it could prove equally,...

Afghan and Coalition forces arrested an Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) commander today during an operation in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province. The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) reported capturing the member of the al Qaeda-linked IMU in the Burkah distri...

Sindh and most of the non-Punjabi areas of Pakistan will be our new friends.Pakistan’s breakup will be a major setback to the Jihad Factory, as the core of this is located in Pakistan, and functions with the help of its army and the ISI. This in turn will ease pressures on India and t...

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“As VA’s Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer from January 22, 2004 to January 20, 2009, and as Acting Secretary from October 1, 2007 to December 20, 2007, Secretary Mansfield was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Nation’s second-largest federal agency. He was i...

The Israeli Air Force reportedly carried out an airstrike on a Syrian weapons convoy last night. While some accounts have suggested that the convoy may have been carrying chemical weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Associated Press reports that the primary target was Russian-made SA...

If the $10 billion in fiscal 2013 funds earmarked for reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan is ever unlocked from congressional budget battles, the total bill for American reconstruction efforts in that country will hit $98 billion, according to a new government watchdog report releas...

MR. LITTLE: South Asia -- Asia-Pacific? Well, we've had a presence in the Asia-Pacific region for decades. And we've made clear to the Chinese directly in Beijing that we plan to maintain that presence and we want to work with the Chinese to foster peace and security in the region. Th...

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Each of the Armed Services is commemorating a WW2 70th anniversary in recognition of the genuine desire for veterans to mark the occasion; for the Royal Navy, including the Merchant Navy, this is to be the Battle of the Atlantic (BOA 70) in May 2013. We chose the BOA because it was pi...

I have several questions. How does this device hold up to abuse? Is it effected by solvents, recoil, moisture, oil, perspiration, etc? How long is battery life? Does the gun have to read your finger every time you shift your grip? How hard would it be to simply remove the grip panels ...

Re: Tailor 'Humayun Chacha' gets elected as PTI Dist Kohat President Those who have any doubt that PTI will not clean sweep the next elections should watch the second part of IK on Najam Sethi's program. IK has said that PTI is going through a dormant pahse at the moment due to intra ...

WASHINGTON (Jan. 29, 2013) -- The policy allowing service members to carryover up to 75 days of leave from one training year to another has been extended until Sept. 30, 2015. The leave carryover policy was set to revert back to only 60 days on Sept. 30 of this year. But the 2013 Nati...

The definitive programme will be handed to media representatives upon accreditation. It will include restricted access by selected visual media to the opening of Council meetings and the official portrait, unrestricted access to press conferences and information about the retransmissi...

MANILA — The Philippines will buy 12 South Korean FA-50 fighter jets to strengthen its poorly armed military, government spokesmen said Jan. 30 amid increasing maritime tensions with China. The FA-50s will be the first fighter jets to be operated by the Philippine air force since it r...

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Schematics for future weapons to be rendered in 3-D January 30, 2013 By Timothy Rider, RDECOM Story Highlights If a picture is worth a thousand words, what is a 3-D picture worth? Engineers at Picatinny Arsenal and Aberdeen Proving Ground are working on a project to find out. A promin...

It looks like a blimp but technically it isn’t one because it has a rigid structure made out of ultra-light carbon fiber and aluminum underneath its high-tech Mylar skin. Inside, balloons hold the helium that gives the vehicle lift. Unlike hydrogen, the gas used in the Hindenburg airs...

Thirty-nine years and two children later, my life finally came back to my passion—writing. Every author knows it is passion, perseverance and a thick skin that breeds success. Hell, that is what breeds success in every walk of life. Success to me is the completion of a rather good pie...

WASHINGTON -- Congress' push to cut food stamps could cause collateral damage in the military, hitting everyone from active-duty members to retirees, who together have used more than $100 million in federal food aid on military bases over the past year, a Huffington Post review of the...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday approved a deal transferring from Singapore to China the management of the strategically located deep-sea Gwadar port on the Arabian Sea. China provided about 75 per cent of the initial $250 million in funding for the construction of the port in Pakist...

QUANTICO, Va. – Sunlight was filtering through the trees as the team trudged up yet another hill to the final objective of the morning. The mission was simple. The team was to meet with a local village priest and establish a relationship. The plan quickly fell apart when the group rea...

-- The 31st Fighter Wing launched several of its F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft Jan. 29 to join the ongoing search effort for a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot who was declared missing during a nighttime training mission Jan. 28. The fighter jets will provide further assistance to the rob...

Charting the data for US air strikes in Yemen, 2002 - 2013 Created by Bill Roggio and Bob Barry Since 2002, the US has been conducting a covert program to target and kill al Qaeda commanders based in Yemen. Reports show that strikes have numbered 64 since 2002, with enemy deaths numbe...